Hey everyone! Happy Sunday 
Hope you’re having a good morning afternoon. The pilot and I slept in quite a bit today, but last night’s dinner party was a success.
While I was prepping everything, I wore my POM apron.
Set out the appetizer plates:
And the row of appetizers
Hummus, smashed up in the mortar and pestle (Opa style!) with garlic, cumin, cayenne, awesome extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and tahini
With bleu-cheese stuffed olives, carrots and snap peas
Tuscan White Bean Dip (using a little on the canned liquid to thin it out, instead of the plain yogurt)
Crack, for dipping
(used millet bread instead of regular sandwich bread, to make them gluten-free)
The salad was mixed organic greens, with anjou pears, crumbled goat cheese, rawnola, and Organicville agave-sweetened balsamic dressing
Table setting:
The guys’ lasagna and the girls’ lasagna (using goat cheese instead of ricotta for the butternut squash lasagna)
My plate and bowl:
(x2… so good)
And the best part:
(Vegan gluten-free almond butter chocolate chip cookies for the girls with coconut bliss vanilla ice cream, vegan chocolate chips, and alaska organic vegan chocolate syrup.. the boys had Pillsbury chocolate chunk cookies with Ben and Jerry ice cream)
PIZOOKIE!
Pizookie! Pizookie! Pizooooooooookie!!!!
So as you can see, it was a foodgasmic night with wonderful company
The pilot and I are going to make breakfast and then start cleaning the disaster that is our upstairs. We never caught up after our Gatlinburg vacay and then went to Tucson, so it’s time to make it spic and span
I’ll be finishing the Winter Shape Up workouts today (launches TOMORROW am!) and also filming a Zumba video.
See ya for dinner 
xoxo,
Gina
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That looks amazing!! Yummy!! Great meal!
Ohhhh..your presentation is great and so accomidating for those who may not be able to eat the regular stuff!
Love the pizookie!!!
OH the pizookie looks AMAZING. I want one NOW.
YUM! YUM! YUM!
Wow Gina, the food you made for your dinner party looks wonderful. Is the girls lasagne easy to make? I may try to make it or the guy’s lasagne? Getting hungry just looking at the photos!
they’re both very easy to make.. just a little tedious with all of the steps.
WAY worth it though
Great thanks Gina, I’ll try them out. It’s great but your blog has really motivated me to keep healthy and eat well. My only downfall is drinking diet coke, really have to give it up.
Thank you. You and the pilot will definitely have to make a trip over here to Ireland.
i’m workin on it
I’ve had a pizookie at BJ’s before, but yours looks way better!
Everything looks delicious and so beautifully laid out
Love it!
Can’t wait to see the Zumba video. My boyfriend is a highly trained salsa dancer whereas I have two left feet, so it’s always fun to watch that stuff and wish I actually had some rhythm
Hey Gina!! I just started reading your blog a couple of weeks ago. I love seeing how you make all of your food and I am going to try to start incorporating some healthier stuff into my diet
I’m excited to start the Winter Shape Up!! Thank You so much!!
Beautiful placemats! Mind if I ask where you got them?
You are obviously the hostess with the mostest
I’m excited to see the Zumba video– they just brought that class to my gym, and people are going CRAZY over it! I’ve yet to take it!
Amazing food presentation Gina! And those lasagnas look delish!!!
Good luck with the cleaning – and I cannot wait for the winter shape up!
Great dinner party! And the pizooookie looks amazin!!
What a spread! I wish you could come and cook for me.
That pizookie looks to die for!
Can’t wait for the Winter Shape Up!! Yay!
Everything looks DELICIOUS! You must’ve had a bunch of very satisfied guests
Looking forward to the winter shape-up!!
Looks like such a great dinner! I want a pizookie right now
Everything looks SO good!!!
I need to try a pizookie (homemade style) stat! Ahh sounds amazing.
Yay!!! Zumba vids, I’ve been MIA from class thanks Girl =)
Oh everything looks amazing!!! Especially the cookie..yum!
What an awesome dinner! Love the girls and guys dinners! But, dessert….whoa, now that’s what I’m talkin about! YUM!
WOW that looks delicious!
xoxo
Kris
You have gotten me COMPLETELY addicted to Mary’s Crack!! SO SO good! They are so satisfying, the perfect crunch, and so good for you. Thank you for the recommendation! Looks like a great party too
What a beautifully prepared dinner. I LOVE lasagna.
I love entertaining, and am so sad that my little nyc apartment doesn’t have room for me to do it
One day I’ll have a bigger place!
Wow-what an incredible spread. I LOVE your dishes that you use. All of the food looks mouthwatering! I must try making hummus that way!
It all looks so delicious and your table decorations are adorable too! This might be a silly question but did you bake the cookie part of the pizookie? I couldn’t tell! Thanks for the amazing healthy dinner ideas…I’m going to make your butternut squash lasagna for my family tomorrow night!
hey erin!
yes, i baked it but under-baked it by about 2 minutes so the middle was still gooey
hope your family loves the lasagna- i’m sure they will!
Thanks for the info! I know they’ll love it
Your dinner party looked amazing! I just discovered your blog and LOVE it. You are so inspiring….and also made me realize that I don’t eat enough veggies or lift enough weights! I just started blogging about my marathon training/attempt to eat more healthy. I will be using some your healthy recipes and adding the “The HTP Intro to Iron Pumping Workout” to my cross-training.
hey girl!
welcome to my little blog
so glad you’re finding some good info here!
take care and thank you for reading!
xoxo
Beautiful! If I went to a din din and the hosts had my fav Mary’s set out I would flip! YUM
oh man that food looks awesome! and i cannot wait to see this zumba video!!! ive never tried it and would love to see what its all about!
That bean dip sounds really good! Looks like the evening was fun!!
Mmmmmm! That Pizookie looks frezookie good!
Whoa! Everything looks incredible!!
Yumm! I’d love to go to a dinner party where I knew everything was healthy and delicious like this! Looks like you’re a great hostess
That apron makes me laugh
I am so impressed Gina! You are quite the chef.. The spread looks amazing!
omg everything looks so delish!
And I am so in need of a winter shape up… good timing
Loved all of the food…every detail looked wonderful!!
Can’t wait for the workout tomorrow!
The lasagna (and everything) looks amazing!!!!!
Everything looks yummy!!
What a great looking meal.
Looks great!!
Gina:
You have to try my favorite salad.
Kale, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, cayenne, grated parm (or goat!), and toasted breadcrumbs (millet or sprouted)
Mix & eat.
Seriously. Easiest salad ever, but SO delicious and filling! I have a feeling you will LOVE it.
Have a great day!
that sounds WONDERFUL. thank you!
i’ll have to try it next time i can get my hands on some kale- they don’t sell it here :/
xoxo
omg – foodgasms doesn’t even begin to describe! looks delish, and i’m still so jealous of the awesome apron
I LOVE the apron!!!
The dinner looks fantastic too…
WOW that spread looks amazing! It’s making me hungry
Man I really want a pizookie now. LOL
I am so excited for tomorrow now! I can’t wait for the Winter Shape Up to kick off and then ZUMBA! Yes, I am very excited
I cannot wait for the Zumba Video!!! I’m also looking forward to the Shape up… I think I might be able to do this one
That pizookie looks increible!
the salad looks like the best part of the meal! you really went all out!
Love the napkins! I used the same ones this weekend! Napkins are my favorite!
Looks so yummy!!
OMGGgaahhh G u are amazing!! I would’ve fully been like, ummm let’s go out to dinner yay!
LOVE your volcano idea ps, those are the freakinnnn best!!!! I went to the one in Planet hollywood in Veggy- and we secretly told the waitress it was my friend’s 21st bday (it was!) so we were all stoked when she brought out the flaming volcano…THEN proceeded to put it on our bill 
hahahah ooo well it was tastay.
bahhh i hate when places charge for bday desserts!
at least it was delicious
You’re quite the Martha Stewart. Haha. I love seeing your entertaining spread, though. Everything looks delicious!
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